FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) - Early 2013 could prove to be challenging for the Crawford County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, with three murder cases, a negligent homicide, a first-degree battery and an attempted murder charge possibly going to trial in the first quarter of the year.

Christian Juawon Wright, 20, of Alma is scheduled to go to trial Jan. 16 for first-degree murder in the death of his infant son, before Circuit Court Judge Mike Medlock.

Wright is accused of causing injuries to his 3-month-old son, Jayden "Bugaboo" Wright, that led to the infant's death on Jan. 11 at Arkansas Children's Hospital, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.

Six days before Wright's trial is scheduled to begin, Jack Lee Goss, 53, of Cedarville is scheduled to go to trial on charges of attempted capital murder, aggravated residential robbery and aggravated assault before Circuit Court Judge Gary Cottrell.

Goss is accused of entering his ex-girlfriend's home early on April 23 and shooting Leslie Louis Fornoff, 45, of Fort Smith in the arm with a 12-gauge shotgun. Fornoff's right arm had to be amputated about three inches below his shoulder.

Goss' attorney, Lucas Gramlich, has asked for a continuance until after March 1 because of conflicts he has with other trials.

Van Buren police responded to a call of shots fired at Blakemore Field about 12:30 a.m. Feb. 5. There they discovered the body of 40-year-old Tammie Lea Schlude, shot in the back of the head, lying partially under a truck in the parking lot.

Prosecuting Attorney Marc McCune said Eric Ray Hodnett, 25, of Van Buren, the son of local attorney Ray Hodnett, and Patricia Hajek-McClure, 58, of Mulberry, could also end up with trial settings in the first quarter of 2013.

Hodnett is charged with first-degree battery and is scheduled for a Jan. 14 court appearance, when a trial date could be set for the first quarter of the year.

Hajek-McClure is charged in the shooting death of 54-year-old Sharon Richards along Interstate 40 in Crawford County. A mental evaluation for Hajek-McClure is scheduled to be completed Jan. 4, and if she's found competent to stand trial, McCune said that case could also possibly be set for trial in the first quarter of 2013.

Although he doesn't expect it to come up in the first quarter of 2013, McCune said he's also having to give some early thought and make some very preliminary preparation for the likely re-sentencing of Tony Alan Ray, 31, whose was given a mandatory life sentence in September 1999 when a Crawford County jury refused to sentence him to death for a homicide committed as a juvenile.

In June, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down life-without-parole sentences as unconstitutional for juvenile offenders.

McCune said while states across the country try to get clarification from the high court about whether the decision is retroactively applied, he expects that will be the edict from the court.